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Tiger Woods says he’s not responsible for death of man who died in DUI

06/12/2019

‘It is wrong in every respect’: Tiger Woods moves to dismiss wrongful death lawsuit brought against him by family of man, 24, who died after drinking too much at the golf legend’s Florida restaurant and says he has ‘no connection’ to the accident

Parents of Nicholas Immesberger, 24, filed lawsuit in May against Tiger Woods, his girlfriend and The Woods restaurant in Jupiter over his drunk-driving death

Immesberger worked at The Woods and is said to have stayed after work for hours on December 10, 2018, drinking alcohol before being sent to his car

He was allegedly served to the point of ‘severe intoxication’ and crashed

Lawsuit states Woods ‘was directly responsible for ensuring that his employees and management … were not over serving its employees and customers’

Medical and funeral expenses as well as other ‘appropriate damages’ are sought

But on June 5, Woods filed a motion for the lawsuit against him to be dismissed

Motion says Woods has ‘no connection’ to the events described in complaint

It goes on to say that Woods is just ‘an investor in the entity that owns the restaurant’ and does not work at or own The Woods

Woods’ girlfriend, Erica Herman, filed a similar motion to dismiss lawsuit, which contends that she is general manager of restaurant and has ‘individual liability’

Tiger Woods has said he is not responsible for the death of a 24-year-old bartender who died in a drunk-driving accident after allegedly being ‘over-served alcohol’ at a Florida restaurant.

A lawsuit obtained by DailyMail.com alleges that Woods contributed to the death of Nicholas Immesberger, 24, who is said to have been over-served following a shift at The Woods restaurant in Jupiter, Florida.

The suit claims that Immesberger was given so much alcohol that he was at the point of ‘severe intoxication’.

Immesberger later crashed his vehicle while attempting to drive himself home on December 10, 2018. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The complaint, which was filed in Palm Beach County by the parents of Immesberger last month, names Woods, his girlfriend, Erica Herman, who managed the establishment, and the restaurant itself as defendants.

But Woods has officially responded to the lawsuit in a motion to dismiss that was filed on June 5 and obtained by DailyMail.com.

Woods says the suit against him should be thrown out because ‘it is wrong in every respect’.

Tiger Woods and his girlfriend, Erica Herman (both left), have filed motions to dismiss a lawsuit that claims they are partially responsible for the death of Nicholas Immesberger, 24, who died in a drunk-driving accident after allegedly being ‘over-served alcohol’ at The Woods in Florida

But Woods (pictured in April) has officially responded to the lawsuit in a motion to dismiss that was filed on June 5. Woods says the suit against him should be thrown out because ‘it is wrong in every respect’

Woods’ girlfriend also filed a similar motion (pictured) to dismiss the lawsuit. Herman said she was not responsible for Immesberger’s death, adding that she was not at the restaurant on the day of his accident

‘To begin, Mr Woods has no connection to the events described in the complaint,’ the document reads.

It goes on to say that Woods is just ‘an investor in the entity that owns the restaurant’ and does not work at or own the restaurant.

‘The fact that the restaurant is branded with Mr. Woods’ name is not a substitute for the required allegations,’ his motion stated.

The motion also notes that Woods wasn’t even at the restaurant on the day of Immesberger’s death.

‘In sum, Mr. Woods should have not been named as a defendant,’ the document reads.

Woods’ girlfriend also filed a similar motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which contends that she is the general manager of the restaurant and therefore has ‘individual liability’.

The family of Immesberger allege in the complaint that the employee was over-served after he got off work to the point of ‘severe intoxication’ before fatally crashing his vehicle while attempting to drive himself home on December 10

His family alleges Woods and Herman knew Immesberger personally and ‘reasonably should have known’ of his tendency to over-consume alcohol as a ‘habitual drunkard’. Immesberger’s stepfather and mom, Katie (right) and John Belowsky Sr (left), are pictured

However, the motion reads that the complaint must allege that Herman was ‘directly responsible for the service of alcohol beverages at the restaurant and participated in the tort that caused the accident’.

Herman’s motion notes that Immesberger’s family cannot plead these requirements because Herman was not at the restaurant on the day of his accident.

DailyMail.com reached out to Woods’ representatives but did not immediately receive a response.

According to the initial lawsuit against the legendary golfer, Woods and Herman were aware that Immesberger struggled with alcoholism but still permitted him to be served in the restaurant.

The complaint states that Woods ‘was directly responsible for ensuring that his employees and management… were not over serving its employees/customers’.

Immesberger was said to have been recruited to work at the restaurant by Herman, and both Woods and Herman had been drinking with him in the days leading up this death.

His family alleges Woods and Herman knew Immesberger personally and were aware or ‘reasonably should have known’ of his tendency to over-consume alcohol as a ‘habitual drunkard’.

The motion also notes that Woods (pictured in April) wasn’t even at the restaurant on the day of Immesberger’s death

Woods’ motion says that the golfer is just ‘an investor in the entity that owns the restaurant’ and does not work at or own The Woods Jupiter (pictured)

Immesberger is said to have drunk alcohol at the restaurant for hours after finishing his shift that day, and was then allowed to go out to his car to drive himself home.

He lost control of his car at around 6pm, and crashed and died in the accident.

The Palm Beach Post reported that he swerved across three lanes and his vehicle flew through the air before coming down in the grass along Federal Highway in Port Salerno.

At the time of his death Immesberger had a blood alcohol level of .256, which is more than three times the legal limit of below .08 in Florida.

The lawsuit filed by attorneys Craig Goldenfarb and Spencer Kuvin seeks medical and funeral expenses as well as other ‘appropriate damages’.

A copy of a citation obtained by DailyMail.com shows Immesberger had been cited for speeding and failure to produce a drivers license on December 4, 2008, just six days before he died.